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Continuing Education Courses

The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of continuing education (CE) activities for nurse practitioners (NPs). Members of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) get more, including access to many free activities and significantly discounted rates on others. The activities are updated frequently, and more than a dozen primary care-related options are currently available.

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JAANP Resource Center

Find evidence-based articles, up-to-date guidelines and other resources about pediatrics at this resource center, brought to you by the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP).

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NP Tools and Resources

A Clinician’s Guide to Medical Misinformation: Recognizing Real vs. Fake

Medical misinformation is a serious threat to public health. Therefore, limiting the spread of inaccurate health information is imperative. This clinical guide is intended to aid NPs in recognizing potential avenues for misinformation, avoiding common pitfalls and providing strategies for addressing inaccuracies in clinical situations.

This tool is supported through an independent educational grant from Kenvue.

Adopting and Implementing Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination in Your Clinic

Adult pneumococcal vaccination rates remain suboptimal, with 1 out of 3 adults age 65 and older being unvaccinated. NPs can make a tremendous impact on the numbers of adults who have their appropriate vaccinations. This tool will guide you through the process of making a plan to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination rates in your practice and walk you through a step-by-step approach to implement a pneumococcal vaccination program.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.

Deciphering the Disease-Modifying Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

The emergence and availability of disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) make it critically important to diagnose the disease before irreversible neurological damage accumulates. This educational tool provides the NP with practical guidance and information about cognitive evaluation in older adults, patient counseling, nonpharmacologic therapies and pharmacotherapies. Helpful resources are provided for the NP to continue their learning about the diagnosis and management of AD.

This tool is supported by an independent educational grant from Eisai.

The NP’s Guide to Helping Patients Reach Lipid Targets

This practical handout for the NP includes helpful information about the evaluation of patients with lipid abnormalities, risk assessment and treatment decision-making, and strategies for mitigating and managing side effects of statins. Resources are provided for managing the cost of medications.

Supported by an educational grant from Novartis.

The NP’s Guide to the New Nomenclature for NAFLD

This practical and informational handout for the NP provides an overview of the new nomenclature for what was formerly called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the spectrum of steatotic liver diseases (SLD). Learn about SLD risk stratification and the five cardiometabolic risk factors for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

This program is supported by independent medical educational grants from Madrigal Pharmaceuticals & Novo Nordisk Inc.

Patient Education Tools and Resources

Aging, Cognitive Changes and Alzheimer’s Disease

This FAQ-based educational handout is designed to support NPs as they engage in discussions about aging, cognitive changes and Alzheimer’s Disease with their patients and their loved ones. Content includes helpful information about normal age-related changes in cognition and of those that may be related to dementia, along with a summary of self-help activities and resources.

This tool is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

Major Depressive Disorder: What You Need to Know

This visually engaging educational handout is designed to support NPs as they engage in shared decision-making conversations with their patients about MDD. The handout provides information about MDD symptoms, risk factors, self-help strategies, medications and available resources.

Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Plan Ahead for Hypoglycemia

Every person living with diabetes and also at risk of hypoglycemia needs to have a plan in place to manage the condition when it occurs. This practical and informational handout will facilitate conversations about hypoglycemia planning between the NP and the patients with diabetes for whom they provide care. The checklist format enables patients to easily keep track of things like the expiration date of and where they store their glucagon; the availability of fast-acting carbohydrate treatments, etc.; and the ability to share this information with their friends and family.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Shingles Vaccination Handout

This visually engaging educational handout will facilitate shared decision-making conversations between NPs and patients regarding shingles vaccination. The handout provides information about shingles presentation, the course of the disease, potential complications and vaccination.

This tool is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

Type 2 Diabetes and Kidney Health

This practical and informational handout has been created to facilitate shared decision-making conversations between the NP and their patients about T2D and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The checklist format enables users to easily keep track of information like recent kidney and diabetes lab tests, blood pressure readings, CKD stage and kidney-protective medications. In order to optimize kidney health, an individualized plan of care — incorporating lifestyle changes, treatments and referrals — is included.

This activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company.

AANP Community

Engage, Learn, Network and Progress Practice in Pediatrics

The Primary Care Specialty Practice Group (SPG) offers a unique opportunity to interactively collaborate with colleagues who share an interest or clinical expertise in primary care. As an SPG member, you’ll have access to a cutting-edge, online forum where you can engage in discussions, document sharing and knowledge exchange with fellow NPs. Come learn, share and help progress the development of theory and practice in primary care.

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External Resources

Conveniently Curated Information From Other Top Sources

There are many resources available for both patients and providers. Some are listed below for your convenience. Inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.